Liquid-container pack



Feb. 26, 1957 J. FAHRINGER 9 LIQUID-CONTAINER PACK Filed June 27, 1955 V INVENTOR. '12 1 JERRY FAHRINGER BY i ms ATTORNEY United States Patent LIQUID-CONTAINER PACK Jerry Fahringer, Phoenixville, Pa.

Application June 27, 1955, Serial No. 518,213

1 Claim. (Cl. 206-65) This invention relates to containers, and particularly to a novel and convenient liquid-container pack for use in the dairy industry and the like.

The type of milk container on the market today which is most popular with the average buyer is the rectangular cardboard container having a waxed surface inside and out, and a sloping tentlike top. While containers of this type are convenient from the point of view of being disposable after use, they are rather awkward to carry, and particularly so when it is desired to carry more than one container at the same time. With the above in mind, it is the foremost objective of the present invention to provide a novel and convenient container pack including more than one separate container.

It is another object of this invention to provide a container pack in which at least two separate containers are bound together in a unit pack for carrying.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a container pack in which two or more containers are bound together and provided with a detachable handle for carrying the pack.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a container pack including two or more separate containers which are bound together for carrying but easily separable from the pack.

These objects, together with other objectives and advantages to be derived from the present invention, will at once become apparent from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, wherein similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container pack of the present invention showing two separate containers bound together in assembled relationship and showing the handle in place.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the container pack of Fig. 1 with the handle shown in exposed relationship with the containers.

Figure 3 is a partial sectional view of the top of the container pack, with parts broken away, taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and illustrating how the handle is attached to the containers.

Referring to the drawings, the container pack is dis closed in its entirety in Fig. 1 and referred to by the letter P. This pack consists of two containers and 11 of the conventional rectangular cardboard type and having tentlike tops 12 and 13 terminating in apexes 14 and 15. The containers 10 and 11 are placed side by side and are held together in such position by a retaining Patented Feb. 26, 1957 ice band 16 made from rubber or other suitable binding material.

To facilitate the carrying of the containers 10 and 11, bound together as above described, a handle member 17 is provided consisting of an arcuate length of wire 18 Whose ends are folded back upon themselves in spiral fashion as indicated at 19 and 20. Secured to the wire 18 at a point midway between the points 19 and 20 is a fiat rectangular band 21 made from cardboard or the like which provides a convenient grasping means for grasping the handle 17. To attach said handle to the bound containers it and 11, the ends 19 and 20 of the wire 17 are inserted into the apexes'14 and 15, respectively, of the tentlike tops 12 and 13 of the containers from the sides thereof as shown in Fig. 1. Thus, when a pack is lifted by means of the handle, member 17, the weight of the containers 10 and 11 will cause the ends 19 and 20 of the wire 17 to become lodged within the apexes 14 and 15 in locked fashion. And, of course, to remove the handle therefrom, the containers are placed upon a supporting surface and the ends 19 and 20 pull-ed outwardly from the container apexes to dislodge them therefrom.

From the above description of the present invention, it is seen that a convenient container pack is provided which facilitates the carrying of two or more containers at one time. This is not only helpful to the buyer in his visit to the grocery store, but is also of distinct advantage to the milkman who must deliver a plurality of containers to a given custom-er; thus, he could prepare such packs for his individual customers in advance of setting out on his delivery route, with a resultant saving in time over the period of a day.

While the present discussion of this invention has been limited to the above-described preferred embodiment, variations thereof are possible Without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is to be understood, therefore, that the invention is not to be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but rather only to the inventive concept as defined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A liquid-container pack comprising; a plurality of rectangular cardboard containers having tentlike tops terminating in apexes with open sides, said containers lying in adjacent relationship to each other with their apexes in alignment; a retaining band surrounding said containers so as to hold them together in a unit pack form; and a handle member detachably attached to said containers, said handle member comprising an arcuate length of wire having its ends 'bent back upon itself in spiral fashion, and a flat grasping member attached to said wire at a point between its ends, the spiral ends of said wire being received in the apexes of said containers from the open sides thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 645,670 Ottignon Mar. 20, 1900 2,514,858 Gray July 11, 1950 2,646,911 Holmberg July 28, 1953 2,665,838 Forrer Jan. 12, 1954 2,709,618 Melville May 31, 1955 FOREIGN PATENTS 758,928 France Nov. 7, 1933 

